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Race details

Course: DOWN ROYALRace date:22/06/08Race time:3:45Runners:10
Race distance:1m2½fGoing:Good To YieldingWinners time:2m 19.00s

Race results


HorseJockeyTrainerStallWeightAgeRPROROddsB HighB AveB LowIn runFinishedDist Behind
Angels Story M Harley(7)J S Bolger88-530834/1J NANANANA 1
Dancera A P Thornton(10)Mervyn Torrens137-12406716/1 NANANANA 22
Varsity W J LeeC F Swan19-350767/1 NANANANA 3shd
Fikrah D P McDonoghKevin Prendergast109-130864/1J NANANANA 4½
Whispering Wind R F Keogh(7)Ms Joanna Morgan79-350838/1 NANANANA 52
End Of The Affair O Casey(5)V C Ward98-6407011/2 NANANANA 6½
Shaimaa E J McNamara(7)John Joseph Hanlon68-750735/1 NANANANA 71
Flure De Leise Pat CosgraveEamon Tyrrell49-1230977/1 NANANANA 8¾
Confidentiality S Foley(7)Edward Lynam119-3408314/1 NANANANA 93
Grantsville B A Curtis(7)T G McCourt38-9607510/1 NANANANA 10hd



Non runners:


Comments in running

Angels Story

Dancera

Varsity

Fikrah

Whispering Wind

End Of The Affair

Shaimaa

Flure De Leise

Confidentiality

Grantsville




Analyis of the race

The arrival of the monsoon was very much in the favour of ANGELS STORY and she produced a brave performance to win this. She seemed to run a bit free early on but always seemed to have a bit in reserve, once hitting the front three furlongs out, a host of challengers quickly emerged but she beat them off one by one and in the end won going away. It was a tough performance by this filly who has disappointed a bit on quick ground prior to this and should continue to progress.

Dancera is a recent import from Germany and ran a huge race on her debut for Mervyn Torrens. A dual winner on good ground in her native country, she was held up early on before making good progress from early in the straight and made her challenge on the outside. The winner was just too good on the day.

Held up even further back was Varsity, who started to make progress half a mile out, but it was a lot to ask her to make up such a lot of ground in these conditions. She kept on better than anything inside the final furlong or so to be nearest at the finish.

Whispering Wind also had every chance. She travelled well on the outside of the field to get into contention early in the straight and even looked the biggest danger over two furlongs outbut was unable to sustain it inside the last.

End Of The Affair was being pushed to maintain her position half a mile out and wasn't going to be winning from early in the straight.

Shaimaa attempted to make all but had little left when headed three furlongs out, while recent Newbury fourth Flure De Leise faced a stiff task at the weights and under these conditions. She didn't help herself by being a bit keen early but she was beaten early in the straight. [JOH]


Tote

Tote Win: 3.7
Tote place (1): 1.4
Tote place (2): 3.9
Tote place (3): 3.2
Exacta: 94.4
CSF: 79
Tricast: 459.5
Total SP: 129

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